Triage library
Should I worry about… 80 skin triage guides
Pick what you're worried about. Each guide gives a clear verdict — monitor at home, see your GP, or get a same-week dermatologist review — plus the red flags that change the answer.
For the medical background behind these answers, see our skin cancer hub covering melanoma, basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma.
moles
- Should I worry about a mole that is changing?
- Should I worry about a mole that itches?
- Should I worry about a mole that bleeds?
- Should I worry about a mole that is growing?
- Should I worry about a mole that hurts?
- Should I worry about a mole that appeared suddenly?
- Should I worry about a mole after age 50?
- Should I worry about a mole that won't heal?
freckles
- Should I worry about a freckle that is changing?
- Should I worry about a freckle that itches?
- Should I worry about a freckle that bleeds?
- Should I worry about a freckle that is growing?
- Should I worry about a freckle that hurts?
- Should I worry about a freckle that appeared suddenly?
- Should I worry about a freckle after age 50?
- Should I worry about a freckle that won't heal?
brown spots
- Should I worry about a brown spot that is changing?
- Should I worry about a brown spot that itches?
- Should I worry about a brown spot that bleeds?
- Should I worry about a brown spot that is growing?
- Should I worry about a brown spot that hurts?
- Should I worry about a brown spot that appeared suddenly?
- Should I worry about a brown spot after age 50?
- Should I worry about a brown spot that won't heal?
black spots
- Should I worry about a black spot that is changing?
- Should I worry about a black spot that itches?
- Should I worry about a black spot that bleeds?
- Should I worry about a black spot that is growing?
- Should I worry about a black spot that hurts?
- Should I worry about a black spot that appeared suddenly?
- Should I worry about a black spot after age 50?
- Should I worry about a black spot that won't heal?
red bumps
- Should I worry about a red bump that is changing?
- Should I worry about a red bump that itches?
- Should I worry about a red bump that bleeds?
- Should I worry about a red bump that is growing?
- Should I worry about a red bump that hurts?
- Should I worry about a red bump that appeared suddenly?
- Should I worry about a red bump after age 50?
- Should I worry about a red bump that won't heal?
white bumps
- Should I worry about a white bump that is changing?
- Should I worry about a white bump that itches?
- Should I worry about a white bump that bleeds?
- Should I worry about a white bump that is growing?
- Should I worry about a white bump that hurts?
- Should I worry about a white bump that appeared suddenly?
- Should I worry about a white bump after age 50?
- Should I worry about a white bump that won't heal?
scaly patches
- Should I worry about a scaly patch that is changing?
- Should I worry about a scaly patch that itches?
- Should I worry about a scaly patch that bleeds?
- Should I worry about a scaly patch that is growing?
- Should I worry about a scaly patch that hurts?
- Should I worry about a scaly patch that appeared suddenly?
- Should I worry about a scaly patch after age 50?
- Should I worry about a scaly patch that won't heal?
white patches
- Should I worry about a white patch that is changing?
- Should I worry about a white patch that itches?
- Should I worry about a white patch that bleeds?
- Should I worry about a white patch that is growing?
- Should I worry about a white patch that hurts?
- Should I worry about a white patch that appeared suddenly?
- Should I worry about a white patch after age 50?
- Should I worry about a white patch that won't heal?
raised bumps
- Should I worry about a raised bump that is changing?
- Should I worry about a raised bump that itches?
- Should I worry about a raised bump that bleeds?
- Should I worry about a raised bump that is growing?
- Should I worry about a raised bump that hurts?
- Should I worry about a raised bump that appeared suddenly?
- Should I worry about a raised bump after age 50?
- Should I worry about a raised bump that won't heal?
itchy rashes
- Should I worry about a itchy rash that is changing?
- Should I worry about a itchy rash that itches?
- Should I worry about a itchy rash that bleeds?
- Should I worry about a itchy rash that is growing?
- Should I worry about a itchy rash that hurts?
- Should I worry about a itchy rash that appeared suddenly?
- Should I worry about a itchy rash after age 50?
- Should I worry about a itchy rash that won't heal?